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Florence Nightingale

English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing

"The Lady with the Lamp" redirects here. For the 1951 film, see The Lady with a Lamp.

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For other uses, see Florence Nightingale (disambiguation).

Florence Nightingale (; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople.[4] She significantly reduced death rates by improving hygiene and living standards.

Nightingale gave nursing a favourable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of "The Lady with the Lamp" making rounds of wounded soldiers at night.[5][6]

Recent commentators have asserted that Nightingale's Crimean War achievements were exaggerated by the media at the time, but critics agree "Biography" Florence Nightingale: Iron Maiden (TV Episode) - IMDb FUVA